This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2016 Youth Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! Having Tourette Syndrome has impacted my life in so many ways.… Continue Reading
My name is Rebecca and I am a 7th grade student at St. Gregory the Great Academy in Hamilton, New Jersey. Every year, I am required to submit a science experiment to the Mercer County Science and Engineering Fair. This… Continue Reading
Congressman Albio Sires and Senator Bob Menendez have reintroduced the Collaborative Academic Research Efforts (CARE) for Tourette Syndrome Act to expand and further coordinate efforts towards research for Tourette syndrome. This bill would promote activities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)… Continue Reading
I am currently an undergraduate student studying Special Educational Needs and Inclusion at Bishop Grosseteste University. I am currently working on my undergraduate dissertation and it is at this point that I need your help! I am looking for pupils… Continue Reading
This blog is written by Diana Beljaars a PhD researcher from Cardiff University in Wales. Diana is originally from Holland and speaks Dutch and English. In this blog article she writes poignantly about her relationship with her sister who has… Continue Reading
Would you like to share your TS story? If so, please send a private message to my Facebook page or send me an e-mail at jspershing93@gmail.com. Please answer these questions (by either typing them out or videotaping) and send a picture or… Continue Reading
PLEASE NOTE: Teens4TS, the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS), and its directors and employees assume no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, objectivity or usefulness of the information that follows in this blog post. None of the… Continue Reading
Vanessa Van Petten is the founder, CEO and lead writer for Radical Parenting. Hi! Happy New Year! I’m so excited to announce a new life-changing program I have created for teens. In this fun, entertaining and inspirational talk I go over… Continue Reading
I’ve been meaning to write a blog for a long time now, but I’ve been SOOOO busy these past few, well, months! I’m graduating this coming spring, and it takes up more time than I thought. Which is pretty normal,… Continue Reading
Between them, teenagers Grace Hawruk, Tommy Licato and Tess Kowalski have delivered more than a dozen presentations on behalf of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS). They’ve spoken to students, teachers, doctors and residents about… Continue Reading